The Shemwell Family

Buren Edward CollieAge: 90 years18941984

Name
Buren Edward Collie
Given names
Buren Edward
Surname
Collie
Note: Buren was born after Rosa's death and before marriage with Susie. Her 1910 Census says she only had 1 child.
Birth July 19, 1894 43
Marriage of a parentDavid Holloway CollieSusan Jane “Susie” BreezeelView this family
June 10, 1896 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a half-brotherVan Buren Collie
January 25, 1898 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 3 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherDavid Holloway Collie
December 1, 1908 (Age 14 years)
Cause: Suicide
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 21 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#1
Buren Edward Collie Jr.
November 6, 1917 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 22 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 23 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a son
#2
Jack C Collie
1924 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 35 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 47 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a half-brotherWinfrey Daniel Collie
October 24, 1948 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sonJack C Collie
1949 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 55 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a half-brotherVan Buren Collie
May 2, 1956 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 51 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death August 8, 1984 (Age 90 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
himself
Buren Edward Collie
Birth: July 19, 1894 43Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1984Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Father’s family with Rosa Bannister - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: December 17, 1867Lyon, Kentucky, United States
10 months
half-brother
Winfrey Daniel Collie
Birth: October 13, 1868 18 16Cadiz, Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 24, 1948Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
15 years
half-sister
Corda Collie
Birth: April 1883 32 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
5 years
half-sister
Floy Collie
Birth: May 1888 37 36Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel - View this family
father
step-mother
Susan Jane “Susie” Breezeel
Birth: May 24, 1856 33 24Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 12, 1932Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: June 10, 1896Marshall, Kentucky, United States
20 months
half-brother
Family with Mary - View this family
himself
Buren Edward Collie
Birth: July 19, 1894 43Kentucky, United States
Death: August 8, 1984Palm Beach, Florida, United States
wife
son
Buren Edward Collie Jr.
Birth: November 6, 1917 23 23Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Death: October 29, 1987West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States
7 years
son
Jack C Collie
Birth: 1924 29 30Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Death: 1949Dade, Florida, United States
son
Private

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - David Holloway Collie - Household

Oak Level, Benton, Marshall, Ky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
David H CollieheadMSep185049M4KYVAMD
Susan J ColliewifeFMay185644M411KYTNNC
Corda ColliedaughterFApr188317SKYKYKY
Floy ColliedaughterFMay188812SKYKYKY
Buren ColliesonMJuly18945SKYKYKY
Van ColliesonMJan18982SKYKYKY

Note: There is a Van and a Buren... Van's tombstone says Buren?. -b

Name
Buren was born after Rosa's death and before marriage with Susie. Her 1910 Census says she only had 1 child.